Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 18th October, 2011.

We, the Circuit Court Rules Committee, constituted pursuant to the provisions of section 69 of the section 12 of the section 66 of the section 70 of the section 48 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 ) and section 27 of the Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961 , and of all other powers enabling us in this behalf, do hereby, with the concurrence of the Minister for Justice and Equality, make the annexed Rules of Court.

Dated this 19th day of July 2011.

(Signed): Matthew Deery

(Chairman of the Circuit Court Rules Committee)

Tony Hunt

Gerard J. Doherty

Joe Deane

Noel Rubotham

Susan Ryan

I concur in the making of the above Rules of Court.

Dated this 13th day of October 2011.

Signed: ALAN SHATTER,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

S.I. No. 523 of 2011

CIRCUIT COURT RULES (JUDGES' ROBES) 2011

1. (1) These Rules, which shall come into operation on the 14th day of October 2011, may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules (Judges' Robes) 2011.

(2) These Rules shall be construed together with the Circuit Court Rules.

(3) The Circuit Court Rules as amended by these Rules may be cited as the Circuit Court Rules 2001 to 2011.

2. Order 3 of the Circuit Court Rules is amended by the substitution for Rule 1 of the following rule:

"1.(1) Save as otherwise provided by Statute or these Rules, the Judges shall during the sittings of the Court wear a black coat and vest of uniform nature and material, of the kind heretofore worn by Senior Counsel, a black gown of uniform make and white bands as heretofore worn.

(2) A Judge shall not be required to wear a wig of a ceremonial type during such sittings."

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This does not form part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Rules amend Order 3 of the Circuit Court Rules to dispense with such requirement as existed prior to the coming into operation of these rules that a judge of the Circuit Court must wear a wig of a ceremonial type during the sittings of that Court.